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for Gary Gunnerson
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July 11, 2009
Dear Dorothy & family,
I was saddened to hear of Gary's death. As children pop took us to Granny's, your house & the sonzini's to visit our cousins. we loved all you guys so much. Pop mentioned to me many times how kind you & gary were to visit him in salt lake when you were in town. I'm sorry he suffered in the hospital years ago, but he's done so much with his life and you both are wonderful examples of charity & love. May peace attend you in knowing you'll be together again, Love, Dorothy Jean and Leon and our seven children.
Robert Mathis
July 7, 2009
Dear Dort and children:
It has been a long time since we met last. Barbara read me Gary's obituary and I felt badly about not being able to come to the funeral.
We will always be grateful to you and Gary for how well you made us feel welcome in the early days in Pocatello. I was his Aging Services Planner and he was the director of the Community Action Agency and finally the Senior Citizens Center there as well.
I always respected Gary's wisdom and his steadiness. We sometimes openly disagreed but we were always able to work together toward a common objective.
I loved your home in Chubbuck and your basement with the pool table. I loved the children and their acceptance of Barbara and me.
I don't even imagine that they would remember us now, but we remember them.
You maintained a good home Dorothy. You were open and trusting with us and others who came your way. You were part of the reason Gary did so well at work and in the Church.
We both admired you.
We now hope that you will find peace and comfort when it is time. We hope you are well and you and your children are able to resume the happy lives we knew you to be living.
In our own experience, death is a sudden shock and a lonely trek in terms of feelings, but in our experience we have been able to find acceptance and peace and even learn important and satisfying lessons as we picked up the earthly parts of those we lost and considered their legacy to us. We would wish that peace to you too.
With our love.
Bob and Barbara Mathis
Rick Ferguson
July 3, 2009
On behalf of the the ICRMP staff and board, I extend our condolences to Dorothy and the Gunnerson family.
Gary made a significant contribution to the ICRMP program and we will miss him.
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